A look at the latest video games, computer games and gaming trends by The Anniston Star

Monday, September 17, 2007

Upcoming games

I was going to do a post about some upcoming games I'd like to see this morning, but I checked my e-mail and wouldn't you know it? Movie Gallery sent me its own corporate survey about what games Teens and "Tweens" want the most.

WILSONVILLE, Ore. – (September 17, 2007) – Video games and game systems will continue to be hot holiday gifts this year, with more than 80 percent of tweens and teens expecting to ask for a video game title, game console or handheld system, according to a recent survey by Game Crazy, a video game specialty retailer. Game Crazy went straight to the source to find out the video game gifts that will make kids happiest during the holidays. The survey found that, across all ages and genders, Guitar Hero, Mario Party DS, Super Mario Galaxy, My Sims and Halo 3 are some of the most-wanted video game titles. The Nintendo Wii and Sony PS3 will also continue to be hot sellers.

The Game Crazy survey was conducted online August 17-20, 2007, by Weekly Reader Research. 1,000 U.S. male and female participants, ages 8-17, were recruited from Weekly Reader Research’s INSIDERS survey research community. Random sampling procedures were employed to ensure the respondents accurately reflect the nation’s

42.7 million 8-17 year olds in terms of age, race/ethnicity, gender and census region. The margin of error is +/-3.2 percent at the 95 percent confidence interval. About Game Crazy

Game Crazy® (www.gamecrazy.com) is the nation’s second largest specialty game retailer with more than 600 locations across the country. Hollywood Entertainment of Wilsonville, Oregon was acquired in 2005 by Movie Gallery, Inc. and operates Game Crazy. Movie Gallery, Inc. is the second largest North American home entertainment specialty retailer with more than 4,000 stores located in all 50 U.S. states and Canada.